For anyone who likes a bet, I have had it on very good authority that the Southampton board are very keen to get Koeman back in. My uncle currently lives in Bournemouth but has some good contacts at Southampton and if Koeman is interested in going back then Pellegrino will be out the door.

Pulis did a great job at Stoke. Hughes has also done well - People forget how that Stoke aren't a particular big club and to have a top half finish is impressive.

Yep, all good things must come to an end though. He’d have had the tin tack a lot sooner at a lot of clubs, not to say that I agree with the current hair trigger most chairman seem to have when it comes to firing managers.

Pulis did a great job at Stoke. Hughes has also done well - People forget how that Stoke aren't a particular big club and to have a top half finish is impressive.

Yep, all good things must come to an end though. He’d have had the tin tack a lot done at a lot of clubs, not to say that I agree with the current hair trigger most chairman seem to have when it comes to firing managers.

Might not have spent a huge amount on transfer fees, but inherited an established premier league team. I suspect the Coates family have been generous in what they have allowed in terms of wages for a club of this size.

Pulis did a great job at Stoke. Hughes has also done well - People forget how that Stoke aren't a particular big club and to have a top half finish is impressive.

Yep, all good things must come to an end though. He’d have had the tin tack a lot done at a lot of clubs, not to say that I agree with the current hair trigger most chairman seem to have when it comes to firing managers.

Stoke could well be the new Charlton - squad looks poor and the best two 'rescue' managers in the league (Pulis and Fat Sam) have joined other clubs.....

They have been in the PL for 10 years now and, similar to West Brom, you can sense the bubble bursting this season as the fans lose their enthusiasm for mid-table mediocrity season after season.

Would be very interesting to see what the Coates family do if they go down....

Yes, after Hughes came in they seemed to bring in a "better" class of player, or at least more exciting, but now they seem to have lost most of their flair players, while also losing their previous tightness at the back. They look like a team in decline

Hughes was brought in to improve their league standing and improve on Pulis's style of football.3x ninth place finishes and the way they play are testament to his "success" I would say.It was never going to last indefinitely, with a club of that size.

I can't particularly take to him and his post match excuses and blame the officials mentality, but I doubt he'll wait long for another job

One of my least favourite managers of recent times. Never his fault, always the refs.

Said this yesterday on the managerial sackings thread. He's so arrogant, always had an excuse and nothing was ever his fault. I think going by his post match interviews over the past year, Stoke should've had 194 penalties.

He doesn’t have a particular style of play. His teams rolled over and showed their bellies against anyone in the top 6. Never heard anyone discuss his tactical genius to win a game.

He dresses and talks like a manager and has playing pedigree. So he gets manager jobs, which last a few years before he gets found out. He can take an established team and maintain the status quo for a bit, but beyond that... No cup runs. Very little by way of chasing European places. He also gets sacked or quits before he can get relegated! Some guy ranted about him last night on 606 which was pretty funny - he kept saying that, in 18 years as a manager his only trophy is a manager of the month award. And he probably moaned about being given that too